WWE and Peacock have formally introduced a multi-year partnership that brings Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion solely to the streaming platform, confirming a earlier report from The Hollywood Reporter.
The announcement additionally confirms that John Cena’s ultimate WWE match will happen on the December 13 version of the particular.
From a press assertion launched by NBC Sports activities:
That includes WWE’s Prime Superstars, Championship Matches and Extra, Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion to Stream in Primetime on Peacock 4 Instances Every Yr
Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion on Dec. 13, 2025, Headlined by WWE Celebrity John Cena’s Retirement Match, Streams Reside Completely on Peacock
Peacock Continues to Host WWE Community Library By way of Finish of 2025 and NXT Occasions By way of March 2026
Peacock Stays Dwelling of Encore SmackDown Library, and USA Community Continues as Unique Reside Dwelling of SmackDown on Friday Nights
STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 20, 2025 – Peacock and WWE®, a part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), right now introduced a multi-year partnership settlement to solely stream the enduring Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion collection reside on Peacock.
Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion will stream in primetime solely on Peacock 4 occasions every year, that includes WWE’s high Superstars, rivalries, championship matches, and extra.
Peacock will solely stream two nights of Saturday Night time’s Important Occasions this yr, with the primary going down on November 1. Moreover, Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion on Dec. 13 will function John Cena in his retirement match.
The WWE Community library will stay out there on Peacock by the top of 2025, and NXT Premium Reside Occasions will likely be out there on Peacock till March 2026.
All through the time period of the partnership, the SmackDown library will stay on Peacock on a 30-day delay and USA Community will proceed because the reside unique house of SmackDown on Friday nights.
“We’re excited to carry Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion solely to Peacock starting this fall,” stated WWE Chief Content material Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. “NBCU have been terrific longtime companions, and we stay up for persevering with to work with them for years to return.”
“Peacock has had an exquisite relationship with the WWE and we’re excited to see it proceed far into the longer term,” stated Rick Cordella, President, NBC Sports activities. “Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion is among the most premium content material the WWE produces, together with John Cena’s upcoming retirement match, and it is going to be all reside and unique on Peacock.”
Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion initially premiered on NBC in 1985, and ran on the community till 1991. The favored occasion returned to NBCUniversal in September 2024 with a particular Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion on NBC and Peacock from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Lengthy Island, N.Y., the location of the first-ever Saturday Night time’s Important Occasion.
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